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"This will be in the area of the former steel plant, this whole area will be rejuvenated.

"You will see a new area with an industrial museum, with leisure facilities and houses and the big air venue.

"For me, from an architectural point of view is interesting.

"If you have the opportunity to see it don’t miss it.

"It is a great commitment from Organising Committee of Beijing 2022."

Big air was added to the Olympic programme for next year's Games in Pyeongchang in June 2015.

The event, a part of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard World Championships since 2003, is a discipline where the competitor rides their snowboard down a hill and perform tricks after launching off very large jumps.

Competitors perform complex tricks in the air, aiming to attain sizeable height and distance and a clean landing.

All of the other snowboarding events at the 2022 Winter Olympics are scheduled to be staged at the Genting Ski Resort in Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province, around 160 kilometres from Beijing.

About the author

Since joining insidethegames.biz, in 2015 Liam Morgan has covered a variety of international multi-sport events and conferences, including the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. He also reported from the 2017 IOC Session in Lima and three editions of the FIFA Congress. He graduated from Southampton Solent University in 2014 with a BA First Class honours degree in Sports Journalism.

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